Postgame Blog: Brennan's 5 TDs Lift Doherty Past Quabbin

Senior quarterback Luke Brennan and the Doherty offense rolled Friday night.

 By Joe Parello  @HerewegoJoe

So yeah, that Luke Brennan kid is pretty good.

As I mentioned in last week's postgame blog, the Doherty senior isn't often mentioned with the other great CMass QBs (Smiley from SJS, O'Connor from Leominster, Kierman from Quabbin), but he's quite a player himself.

If five touchdowns in a playoff game where your team goes down 7-0 out of the gate isn't a big-time performance, I don't know what is. The Highlanders are still my favorites in Division 4, not just in Central Mass, but in the whole state as well.

They wouldn't be if they didn't have one of the region's best quarterbacks. Time to give the kid his due, he's a guy you can win a state championship with.

You can check out some highlights of his big day below.

CMass HS Football Power Rankings: 9/16/13

Leominster senior Neil O'Connor does it all for the Blue Devils, but is he the top player in CMass?

By Joe Parello  @HerewegoJoe

While a few teams across the region got started two weeks ago, high school football really kicked off in Central Mass this past weekend. Leominster defeated St. John's in the region's most anticipated game, and Hudson turned heads across the state, blasting 5-time defending Super Bowl champion Auburn 33-0, ending a 22-game Rocket winning streak.

Doherty and Nashoba held serve, but our preseason power rankings were certainly shaken up by action across Central Mass. Check out our Power Rankings, upcoming Game of the Week, and CMass Player of the Year Watch List below.